Winter '25/26 Transfer Rumours Thread

[stubbo-admin]

Well seems like with all these international breaks, and us languishing, the rumours of ins and outs are rife.

Chuck anything 'worthy' of discussion on this thread...

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Incomings:

Pablo Felipe - €21m + €3m (Gil Vicente) | Forward
Valentin 'Taty' Castellanos - €26m + €4m (Lazio) | Forward
Adama Traore - £2m + £1m if stay up (Fulham) | Forward
Axel Disasi - Loan (Chelsea) | Centre Back
Keiber Lamadrid - £150k + £1m option | Attacking Mid

Outgoings:

Nicolas Füllkrug - 6 months loan (AC Milan)
Luis Guilherme - £17m + Sell On % (Sporting Lisbon)
George Earthy - 6 months loan (Bristol City)
Callum Marshall - 6 months loan (Bochum)
Andy Irving - 1.5m (Sparta Prague)
Guido Rodriguez - Undisclosed (Valencia)
Igor Julio - Loan Cancelled (Brighton)
James Ward Prowse - 6 months loan (Burnley)
Lucas Paqueta - £36.5m + Buy Back Clause (Flamengo)

[Takashi Miike]

I don't want the player to fail but I knew Phillips would be a nightmare, given that he hadn't played regular football for months, so why would it be any different for this bloke in an even more key position? This relegation is all on that 4ft cսnt 

[southbankbornnbred]

Can’t say I’ve seen much of Dizzy. Chelsea have about 14,000 players on 28-year contracts, so he’s barely kicked a ball.

But if he remembers how to kick a ball, that would immediately put him ahead of Kilman,

[fraser]

The 'problem' with slating a player before he has even stepped foot on the pitch is that you then want them to fail, period, so that you can then shout even louder and be proved right to a bunch of strangers on an internet forum. Now Paqueta has gone, I see ''look at me everyone'' Massive has now switched all his attention and venom onto Traore and Disasi. I'm sure he thinks all this is for real and that it really matters. 

Yeah it is, I have no idea about this Disasi bloke, but I reckon he may be alright based on nothing but a hunch. Traore I was trying to have an open mind on but wasn't impressed at all the other night. 

[Manuel]

The 'problem' with slating a player before he has even stepped foot on the pitch is that you then want them to fail, period, so that you can then shout even louder and be proved right to a bunch of strangers on an internet forum. Now Paqueta has gone, I see ''look at me everyone'' Massive has now switched all his attention and venom onto Traore and Disasi. I'm sure he thinks all this is for real and that it really matters. 

[fraser]

What a shock no attempt to replace Paqueta and the money spent on the two forwards that had already come, yet the club didn't want to sell him, how convenient... 

[fraser]

Who the fuck are they trying to kid? A France International Superstar!



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They're not because they didn't say that. 

[Sir Alf]

Yep Massive, Joseph Goebbels, the godfather of propaganda, would even have said thats going too far. 

Sullivan spin machine in overdrive.

[Massive Attack]

The official West Ham propaganda guff cracks me up..


West Ham United is delighted to confirm the loan signing of France international defender Axel Disasi.

The 27-year-old has five caps for France and was part of the squad that finished runners-up at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, appearing as a substitute in the final against Argentina.


Who the fuck are they trying to kid? A France International Superstar! You mean, 5 Caps with 4 of them as very late Subs to waste time and the only full cap in a loss to Tunisia over 3 long years ago.

When they bang on about playing in the World Cup Final against Argentina, it was for just 1 minute at the very end of Extra Time to simply waste time. 

[Alfs]

Sir Alf, how many wives have you had who committed suicide due to your pillow talk?

[Sir Alf]

This Axel Disaster geezer had a decent record in France but he’s lived up to his name since being in England. 

Thing is he aint gonna be ready as he aint been fit all season. He has simply replaced Igor as a squad backup. 

This window confirmed that the owners esp Sullivan have given up on survival. The priority for the owners is cost containment because West Ham has been run as a ponzi scheme and its all caught up. The owners will never invest and we’ve been spending via loans against  revenues from future TV and ticket revenues 2 seasons into the future. Relying on PL related TV and ticket revenues that wont be there any more. Like I say, a ponzi scheme about to collapse

[Massive Attack]

In his opening 3 games for Villa in only 7 League appearances for them in total before Emery finally saw the light, they conceded 7 goals in a decent Villa side. Still, at least he'll fit in nicely with our mob.

[stubbo-admin]

This Axel Disasti sounds like another Kalvin Phillips fuck up.  Gets a big fat 6 year Prem contract and set up for life and switches off.   The very last thing we need in our predicament is a mardy frog who probably won’t give a shit about WHU.  
If there’s one thing that Sullivan never fails to do it’s making a bad situation a whole lot fucking worse.  The senile old git has a real talent for it.

My pal that follows Villa said he was decent for them. Committed, no nonsense and reliable.

Don't be surprised if within a month it's Disasi + one at the back. It's not long ago Todibo was a waste of money cսnt, and that Mavro was the worst CB ever to grace a West Ham shirt.

Hope he goes well for us, and then decides he wants to stay for the peak years of his career after helping us stay up.

[Any Old Iron]

This Axel Disasti sounds like another Kalvin Phillips fuck up.  Gets a big fat 6 year Prem contract and set up for life and switches off.   The very last thing we need in our predicament is a mardy frog who probably won’t give a shit about WHU.  
If there’s one thing that Sullivan never fails to do it’s making a bad situation a whole lot fucking worse.  The senile old git has a real talent for it.

[zico]

Just seen Wolves have got in Angel Gomes on loan. Thought he was a tidy player not long ago and we were in for him?

[Massive Attack]

Incomings:

Pablo Felipe - €21m + €3m (Gil Vicente) | Forward
'Taty' Castellanos - €26m + €4m (Lazio) | Forward
Adama Traore - £2m + £1m if stay up (Fulham) | Forward
Axel Disasi - Loan (Chelsea) | Centre Back
Keiber Lamadrid - £150k + £1m option 


Outgoings:

Nicolas Füllkrug - 6 months loan (AC Milan)
Luis Guilherme - £17m + Sell On % (Sporting Lisbon)
George Earthy - 6 months loan (Bristol City)
Callum Marshall - 6 months loan (Bochum)
Andy Irving - 1.5m (Sparta Prague)
Guido Rodriguez - Undisclosed (Valencia)
Igor Julio - Loan Cancelled (Brighton)
James Ward Prowse - 6 months loan (Burnley)
Lucas Paqueta - £36.5m + Buy Back Clause (Flamengo)



So that's fucking it this window trying to avoid the drop??

It's either utter incompetence or sabotage to get relegated. No other explanation for totally gutting out the entire Squad only to fill it with just 2 inexperienced Premier League players who cannot score and 2 players who rarely play including 1 who isn't even a Footballer and another who has tried his level best to play for us. Lamadrid to all intents and purposes is apparently for next year (if ever) and not to be relied upon this season. 

And some think Sullivan doesn't want relegation having done all that pathetic business, got in serious dough whilst continuing to back a hopeless case of a manager who regularly self-sabotages games himself.

Where's the other (at least) £10M after all that profit, Sullivan?

 

7 of those 9 rarely played and 1 refused to play. It’s no loss. 

They rarely played because Nuno chose to ignore them. They shouldn't have all been discarded. The one thing we have had loads of luck with this season for a change is avoiding injuries, so we are now taking that for granted thinking that what we have now will be enough.

We already have our best Centre Half suspended for at least 3 matches, we suddenly get a few injuries then we will look very light within the Squad to cope, regardless if they are good or not. Should injuries hit we will need bodies to cover so we are relying a lot on luck on that front as well.

We should have brought in more players than this having got rid of so many. Centre Half is of serious concern and Disasi won't be enough, especially now Todibo is suspended for a while. 

[twoleftfeet]

Incomings:

Pablo Felipe - €21m + €3m (Gil Vicente) | Forward
'Taty' Castellanos - €26m + €4m (Lazio) | Forward
Adama Traore - £2m + £1m if stay up (Fulham) | Forward
Axel Disasi - Loan (Chelsea) | Centre Back
Keiber Lamadrid - £150k + £1m option 


Outgoings:

Nicolas Füllkrug - 6 months loan (AC Milan)
Luis Guilherme - £17m + Sell On % (Sporting Lisbon)
George Earthy - 6 months loan (Bristol City)
Callum Marshall - 6 months loan (Bochum)
Andy Irving - 1.5m (Sparta Prague)
Guido Rodriguez - Undisclosed (Valencia)
Igor Julio - Loan Cancelled (Brighton)
James Ward Prowse - 6 months loan (Burnley)
Lucas Paqueta - £36.5m + Buy Back Clause (Flamengo)



So that's fucking it this window trying to avoid the drop??

It's either utter incompetence or sabotage to get relegated. No other explanation for totally gutting out the entire Squad only to fill it with just 2 inexperienced Premier League players who cannot score and 2 players who rarely play including 1 who isn't even a Footballer and another who has tried his level best to play for us. Lamadrid to all intents and purposes is apparently for next year (if ever) and not to be relied upon this season. 

And some think Sullivan doesn't want relegation having done all that pathetic business, got in serious dough whilst continuing to back a hopeless case of a manager who regularly self-sabotages games himself.

Where's the other (at least) £10M after all that profit, Sullivan?

 

7 of those 9 rarely played and 1 refused to play. It’s no loss. 

[Massive Attack]

Incomings:

Pablo Felipe - €21m + €3m (Gil Vicente) | Forward
'Taty' Castellanos - €26m + €4m (Lazio) | Forward
Adama Traore - £2m + £1m if stay up (Fulham) | Forward
Axel Disasi - Loan (Chelsea) | Centre Back
Keiber Lamadrid - £150k + £1m option 


Outgoings:

Nicolas Füllkrug - 6 months loan (AC Milan)
Luis Guilherme - £17m + Sell On % (Sporting Lisbon)
George Earthy - 6 months loan (Bristol City)
Callum Marshall - 6 months loan (Bochum)
Andy Irving - 1.5m (Sparta Prague)
Guido Rodriguez - Undisclosed (Valencia)
Igor Julio - Loan Cancelled (Brighton)
James Ward Prowse - 6 months loan (Burnley)
Lucas Paqueta - £36.5m + Buy Back Clause (Flamengo)



So that's fucking it this window trying to avoid the drop??

It's either utter incompetence or sabotage to get relegated. No other explanation for totally gutting out the entire Squad only to fill it with just 2 inexperienced Premier League players who cannot score and 2 players who rarely play including 1 who isn't even a Footballer and another who has tried his level best to play for us. Lamadrid to all intents and purposes is apparently for next year (if ever) and not to be relied upon this season. 

And some think Sullivan doesn't want relegation having done all that pathetic business, got in serious dough whilst continuing to back a hopeless case of a manager who regularly self-sabotages games himself.

Where's the other (at least) £10M after all that profit, Sullivan?

 

[Takashi Miike]

I don’t think I’ve ever cared less about a signing.

Fair enough mate, but he will be our 2nd best CB.

 

 

a cսnt who hasn't played for nearly a year. let's throw a disasi party

[goose]

I don’t think I’ve ever cared less about a signing.

Fair enough mate, but he will be our 2nd best CB.

Dawson would have been our 2nd best CB.
His wife probably would be as well.

[Mad Ferret]

I don’t think I’ve ever cared less about a signing.

Fair enough mate, but he will be our 2nd best CB.

[kinglewy]

I would have preferred Casey to play not some prick who has turned us down before. 

[honky cat]

I half expected Kalvin Phillips to rerun before. the blades nipped in

 

 

 

 

Not that i care too much, but what the fuck has happened to him. Surely someone can take him on and sort him out, get him fit and get his mind right. He clearly has talent, what a waste. Honestly he could come and stay at my house for two months, run up and down the mountain every day.

[Iron Duke]

It has been obvious that we needed a centre back, and to leave it this late is shocking. It doesn’t help being in the position we are. I suspect that Charlie Cresswell didn’t fancy relegation and playing in the Championship next season. I reckon we’ll go back in for Hardwood-Bellend in the summer.

[goose]

I don’t think I’ve ever cared less about a signing.

[onsideman]

Can't believe people still think they can get anything out of Phillips. Talk about a one hit wonder.
Pep really got stung on that one but he don't care. 

Was gutted we got old fatty Phillips and he performed as expected. The hype at the time around signing him (a City Superstar!) was laughable. Was always a flash in the pan at Leeds. Sheffield United is about his level. 

Seem to remember those analytics nerds doing a piece on how he was perfect for us and would flourish. Lol